Mattress



E. E. GUNDLACH.

MATTRESS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, I920.

1 35 1 1 66 Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

Suva/wile:

ELIZABETH E. "GUNDLAOH, IiViADIS' JN, WISCONSIN.

MATTRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 331, 92th Application. filed March 3, 1920. Serial No. 363,038.

To all whom it may (romwlw:

iie it known that l, EL[ZAlSETI-1 E. Gunnnuru, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful. improvements in Mattresses, of which the tollmving a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in mattresses, and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved mattress which is entirely sanitary and which is particularly adz'ipted for use in connection with children or others who may not have control over the bladder.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a novel and improved mattress comprising plurality of separable sections and wherein the central section is of a thickness or depth less than the remaining sections.

.z'inother object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved mattress of this general character comprising plurality of separable sections wherein one of said sections is provided with a sheeting impervious to moisture and which is of a thickness or depth less than the remaining sections and wherein suitable pads are adapted to be supcrimposei'l upon said intermediate section in order to compensate for the difference in depth or thickness thereof with respect to the remainder of the sections.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and ar rangement of the several parts of my improved mattress whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

ln order that my invention may be the better understood, 1 will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a mattress constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention with the sections in separated relation and certain of the parts omitted;

Fig. 2 a view in side elevation of my improved mattress in assembled relation; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view, with a portion broken away, of my improved mattrcss as herein embodied,

iisdisclosed in the accompanying drawings, my improved mattress comprises two end sections A and B and a central or intermediate section C. The sections A and B are substantially duplicate in construction and dimensions and one of said sections, as A, constitutes the head section of the mattress and the second section, as B, constitutes the foot of the mattress. The sections A and B are of such dimensions as may be required in practice but I find it best to make each of said. sections 22 inches long, 54: inches wide, and 5 inches thick or deep.

The central or intermediate section C is also of such dimensions as the requirements of practice may necessitate but preferably 30 inches long, as inches wide and 3 inches thick or deep. In other words, the central or intermediate section C is of a depth or thickness materially less than the corresponding dimension of either of the sections A and B and said section C is preferably i about three-fifths the thickness or depth of either of said end sections.

The sections A, B and C may be made of any desired material and after the same have been properly assembled on the bed structure or the like, a sheeting l of rubberor other material impervious to moisture is disposed entirely over the upper face of the central -or intermediate section C. After this sheeting has been applied, a plurality of pads 2 are superimposed upon the sheeting 1, the number of the pads being suihcient to compensate for the difference in the depth or thickness of the section C with respect to either of the end sections A or B.

In practice, each of the pads 2 is substantially the same form and dimensions and plans as the section C but each of said pads are preferably only about one-half inch in thickness or depth. 1 also find it of advantage to produce each of the pads 2 from an outer casing of sheeting of cheese cloth provided with a filling of cotton batting. By having the pads 2 of this relatively small depth or thickness, the same can be thoroughly washed with a minimum of labor and within a relatively short period of time.

In the distribution of my improved mattress, it is of advantage to supply two sets of pads 2 in connection with a single set of sections A, B and C.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a mattress constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facilityowith which it may be assembled and operated, and it Will also be obvious that my invention vis sus-- ceptible of some change and modification Without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason Ido not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation ofthe seve a1 parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

A mattress comprising three separable sections, the intermediate section being of a thickness less than the thickness ofthe remainder of the sections, and being of a length greater than each of the end sections, separable pads adapted to be superimposed upon :said intermediate section to compensate for ELIZABETH E. GUN DLACI-I, 

